how often,....?

was wondering if you lovely ladies could help...My lo is 5 wks old and was wondering how often how much I should be expecting a dirty nappy?

I told my hv last wk that she has been going evey day or everyother day which she she seemed to think was ok. Hubby was thinking that she should be going eveyday. As we all know hv arent always correct!

Last time she had a dirty nappy was friday which (tmi....) filled her nappy, then as i was cleaning her she produced more! lol! She hasnt had one since.

When should I be worried/how long is she ok to be going without a dirty nappy? She gives me plentynof wet ones. xxx

HV said this morning that exclusively bf babies can go up to 10 days without one and be fine. If you are using bf and ff then 2 every 3 days is normal. My LO can go 3 times a day then maybe nothing for a few days.

thanks for replying. I just wanted to double check as I knew ladies on here would have the answers!

She is being bf only. Is it ok for a baby as young as 5 weeks? she looks as though she is straining...well appears from her facial expressions...is this normal too? I heard crying when trying to poo is. xxx

Lucas does this. He can be restless for 30mins before he finally does it. When he goes he pulls his legs up and has a concentration face. No idea if its normal. Have you had baby massage classes? There are a couple of techniques to get her moving more regularly if youre concerned.